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Contraindication

//ˌkɒntɹə.ɪndɪˈkeɪʃən// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A factor or symptom which makes a certain treatment inadvisable, generally or individually.
  2. 2
    (medicine) a reason that makes it inadvisable to prescribe a particular drug or employ a particular procedure or treatment wordnet

Etymology

From contra- + indication.

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